Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry) Recipe

Name: Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry) Recipe
Total time: 140 min
Ingredients: 1 lb. homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought frozen & thawed puff pastry (2 sheets); all-purpose flour as needed to roll dough; 4 large egg yolks, cold or room temperature; 3 Tablespoons (23g) cornstarch; 2 cups (480ml) whole milk (do not use low-fat or nondairy); 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar; 1 Tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean (or extra 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract); small pinch salt; 1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, cold; 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted; 1 1/2 Tablespoons milk (dairy or nondairy); 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 ounces (57g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

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This Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry) recipe features layers of homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought puff pastry… Ready in 2 hr 20 min, serves 5.

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Ingredients

1 lb. homemade rough puff pastry or store-bought frozen & thawed puff pastry (2 sheets)
all-purpose flour as needed to roll dough
4 large egg yolks, cold or room temperature
3 Tablespoons (23g) cornstarch
2 cups (480ml) whole milk (do not use low-fat or nondairy)
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
1 Tablespoon (14g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean (or extra 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)
small pinch salt
1/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream, cold
1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1 1/2 Tablespoons milk (dairy or nondairy)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 ounces (57g) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped